Book Review: Knut A. Jacobsen: Hinduism in the World: Migrations and Global Presence. 2025. ISBN 978-0-367-90373-2.

Abstract

<p>Knut A. Jacobsen: Hinduism in the World: Migrations and Global Presence. London: Routledge, 2025, 203 pp.<br></p><p><br>Indians constitute the largest national diaspora, with more than 35 million nationals and their descendants around the world, but Indian religions have not been particularly visible in religion and migration scholarship. Christianity in the US and Islam in Europe have received most attention from researchers. Although Christianity and Islam constitute the largest global religious diasporas, including many migrant groups of Indian origin, as the world’s third largest religious tradition, one might expect Hinduism to be more visible. This is not to say it is neglected. There is plenty of good research, but Hinduism has not been especially prominent in general presentations and theorizations of migration-based religious diversity.<br></p>